'Sue me,' Borat tells Kazakh govt

ALMATY (Reuters) - Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, who uses a
boorish, sexist and racist Kazakh alter ego called Borat to
poke fun at interviewees has responded to a legal threat from
the Kazakh authorities by satirically welcoming the move.
Cohen, who plays the spoof Kazakh television reporter in
his "Da Ali G Show", incurred the wrath of Kazakhstan's Foreign
Ministry this month after appearing as Borat at the annual MTV
Europe Music Awards.
He described shooting dogs for fun and said his wife could
not leave Kazakhstan as she was a woman. The Foreign Ministry
said his behaviour was unacceptable and that Cohen might be
serving political orders to tarnish Kazakhstan's reputation.
Responding in character as Borat, Cohen, who is Jewish,
said: "I like to state, I have no connection with Mr Cohen and
fully support my government's position to sue this Jew." READ MORE
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